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motogeezer 4/11/2016 7:38am
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I guess this pic sums up the last two races. :) [img]http://www.foodman123.com/crpedhay.jpg[/img]
I guess this pic sums up the last two races. Smile

I wonder if Danny was having deja vu when he did that to Dovizioso yesterday?
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JPT 4/12/2016 10:18am
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XXVoid MainXX wrote:
I guess this pic sums up the last two races. :) [img]http://www.foodman123.com/crpedhay.jpg[/img]
I guess this pic sums up the last two races. Smile

motogeezer wrote:
I wonder if Danny was having deja vu when he did that to Dovizioso yesterday?
Never forgave him for that but he wasn't the only one losing the front end Sunday and if Dovi hadn't missed his mark the 26 bike would have gone behind him. Thought dani showed some class with the apology.

Poor Dovi, taken out 2 races in a row.
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G-man 4/12/2016 11:52am
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Never forgave him for that but he wasn't the only one losing the front end Sunday and if Dovi hadn't missed his mark the 26 bike...
Never forgave him for that but he wasn't the only one losing the front end Sunday and if Dovi hadn't missed his mark the 26 bike would have gone behind him. Thought dani showed some class with the apology.

Poor Dovi, taken out 2 races in a row.
Agree 100% with everything you said.

I too have never forgiven Pedrosa for his take out of Hayden but he did show class by apologizing to Dovi.

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JPT 4/15/2016 8:13pm
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WSBK goes to Assen this weekend. Nicky had a spectacular MotoGP win there, let's see what he can do.

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JPT 4/18/2016 7:07am
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Nobody watched the races? Nicky's looking better.
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PalerBlue 4/18/2016 9:35am
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JPT wrote:
Nobody watched the races? Nicky's looking better.
Of course I watched! And yes, Nicky's looking better. Trouble is, "Magic Micheal" is looking better still. Nicky's got some time and a lot of class and ability on his side, so there's plenty of hope yet.

I don't think Ten Kate are happy with their other American though. The boss looked really pissed off when P.J. crashed after the raced was red-flagged and again after the restart. After his silly crash in the last meeting, Ronald's patience seems to be being stretched.
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PalerBlue 4/18/2016 9:41am
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Oh and nobody noticed Yamaha's announcement of Lorenzo's leaving yet? - here it is...........

Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 18th April 2016

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces that its partnership with Jorge Lorenzo will be discontinued at the close of the 2016 MotoGP season, when Lorenzo will move on to new racing challenges.

Since Lorenzo joined the Yamaha Factory Racing Team in 2008, Lorenzo and Yamaha won three MotoGP World Championships (2010, 2012 and 2015), clinched 41 race wins and have been on the podium 99 times out of 141 races contested.

Yamaha is extremely grateful for Jorge's contributions to its racing successes and looks forward to sharing more memorable moments during the remaining 15 MotoGP rounds of 2016, their ninth season together.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. wishes Lorenzo the very best in his future racing endeavours and reconfirms the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team's full support on his campaign to achieve his fourth MotoGP title.

Having already reconfirmed Valentino Rossi for 2017-18, Yamaha will announce the future Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team riders' line-up in due course after securing the services of the second rider.

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jgmxdad251 4/18/2016 5:24pm
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PalerBlue wrote:
Oh and nobody noticed Yamaha's announcement of Lorenzo's leaving yet? - here it is........... Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 18th April 2016 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces...
Oh and nobody noticed Yamaha's announcement of Lorenzo's leaving yet? - here it is...........

Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 18th April 2016

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces that its partnership with Jorge Lorenzo will be discontinued at the close of the 2016 MotoGP season, when Lorenzo will move on to new racing challenges.

Since Lorenzo joined the Yamaha Factory Racing Team in 2008, Lorenzo and Yamaha won three MotoGP World Championships (2010, 2012 and 2015), clinched 41 race wins and have been on the podium 99 times out of 141 races contested.

Yamaha is extremely grateful for Jorge's contributions to its racing successes and looks forward to sharing more memorable moments during the remaining 15 MotoGP rounds of 2016, their ninth season together.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. wishes Lorenzo the very best in his future racing endeavours and reconfirms the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team's full support on his campaign to achieve his fourth MotoGP title.

Having already reconfirmed Valentino Rossi for 2017-18, Yamaha will announce the future Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team riders' line-up in due course after securing the services of the second rider.

Hey JPT I've been watching, wish Rea didn't have such a big lead. PJ has had a pretty rough start to the year but he has had the speed for the win at all of them so far.Has anyone ever crashed out of the lead twice in one race? Can't wait to see Lorenzo on the Ducati. Should make for some interesting riders changing teams. Who do you guys think is out at Ducati? I think AI has a speed edge but, AD would probably be a better teammate ( Or less likely to take out his teammate). Sure love watching AI ride though.
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SethGator 4/18/2016 6:11pm
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Good ride by Kyle Smith and Gino Rea but I hate that Anthony West got hurt in practice he would of waxed the field once the rains came in the supersport race.

MotoGP this weekend in Jerez should be another round full of great races. Calling Jonas Folger for the victory in Moto2, Brad Binder in Moto3 and Valentino in GP.

Also, keep an eye on Aron Canet and Joan Mir in Moto3 this weekend.
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jgmxdad251 4/18/2016 7:25pm
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SethGator wrote:
Good ride by Kyle Smith and Gino Rea but I hate that Anthony West got hurt in practice he would of waxed the field once the...
Good ride by Kyle Smith and Gino Rea but I hate that Anthony West got hurt in practice he would of waxed the field once the rains came in the supersport race.

MotoGP this weekend in Jerez should be another round full of great races. Calling Jonas Folger for the victory in Moto2, Brad Binder in Moto3 and Valentino in GP.

Also, keep an eye on Aron Canet and Joan Mir in Moto3 this weekend.
Moto3 and 2 have been awesome this year! Most of the time a better race than MotoGP!
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G-man 4/18/2016 10:20pm
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JPT wrote:
Nobody watched the races? Nicky's looking better.
Yea that was good to see!

Bummer for the local Dutchman when he went down--the crowd was really into it, until that happened.

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PalerBlue 4/21/2016 11:16am
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Wow, everytime Lorenzo opens his mouth lately I'm left thinking the guy is nuttier than squirrel shit. Apparently, he's now claiming that the entire time he's been Vale's team mate he's not been given equal machinery. He may believe that but I sure as hell don't.
The guy's also world class sensitive - read the Soup's latest article about the Yamaha joke video from 2009!
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SethGator 4/22/2016 12:59pm
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BEIN Sports will have full coverage from Jerez 4:30-8:30e Sunday morning.

Here are some shots from FP1/FP2 today.

















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Damn. Great shots Seth!
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indy_maico 4/23/2016 10:10am
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ROSSI ON POLE!

Put it to the punk kids with a fantastic lap. (I love my MotoGP subscription!)
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jgmxdad251 4/24/2016 3:54pm
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Rossi schooled them today. Great ride from Lowes and Binder. Binder 35th to 1st, what a performance!
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PalerBlue 4/26/2016 8:29am
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JPT wrote:
Is the younger Marquez not racing this year?
PalerBlue wrote:
Yep, still in Moto2. Qualified 13th and crashed out early.
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And AGAIN in this round, first crasher. His future in Motogp is heading down the drain FAST,
After a good qualification, in the race he crashes out early again!
Is Marquez, the younger, going to achieve a finish this season?
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motogeezer 4/26/2016 10:43am
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PalerBlue wrote:
After a good qualification, in the race he crashes out early again!
Is Marquez, the younger, going to achieve a finish this season?
I've almost lost interest in the kid.

I hope he gets his shit together soon.

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hillbilly 4/27/2016 5:37am
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What are the winglets that mm is complaining about?
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The reason that they WILL be banned from next year onwards is that time in wind tunnels is extremely expensive and adds nothing to the racing.
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motogeezer 4/27/2016 8:03am
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I don't get the whole winglet thing.

It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting side force.

I'm sure the aero guys are smarter than me, though.
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JPT 4/28/2016 2:24pm
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motogeezer wrote:
I don't get the whole winglet thing. It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting...
I don't get the whole winglet thing.

It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting side force.

I'm sure the aero guys are smarter than me, though.
I think it's supposed to help under acceleration.

BTW is side force anything like side boob? Cause I like side boob.
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XXVoid MainXX 4/28/2016 2:27pm
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Red Bullets give you Winglets.
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motogeezer 4/29/2016 12:45pm
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motogeezer wrote:
I don't get the whole winglet thing. It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting...
I don't get the whole winglet thing.

It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting side force.

I'm sure the aero guys are smarter than me, though.
JPT wrote:
I think it's supposed to help under acceleration.

BTW is side force anything like side boob? Cause I like side boob.
I don't know about it helping under acceleration.

Tiny little wings like those would only generate measurable force at high speeds.

Whatever...



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JPT 4/30/2016 4:56pm
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motogeezer wrote:
I don't get the whole winglet thing. It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting...
I don't get the whole winglet thing.

It seems to me that when the bike is tilted in a turn, you're not getting downforce, you're getting side force.

I'm sure the aero guys are smarter than me, though.
JPT wrote:
I think it's supposed to help under acceleration.

BTW is side force anything like side boob? Cause I like side boob.
motogeezer wrote:
I don't know about it helping under acceleration. Tiny little wings like those would only generate measurable force at high speeds. Whatever... [img]https://static.vibe.com/files/2013/09/VIBE-Vixen-Angelina-Jolie-Sideboob.jpg[/img]
I don't know about it helping under acceleration.

Tiny little wings like those would only generate measurable force at high speeds.

Whatever...



Ok that would help me under acceleration.
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shanes 4/30/2016 11:30pm
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JPT wrote:
Wow, the Honda's are struggling at Imola.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2016/Apr/160429a.htm

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2016/Apr/160429b.htm
chaz on another level and Leon really impressive on the old MV , shame he has a sensor fail with 2 laps to go he was looking good for 4 th , lucky it started working half a lap latter and bike went back onto 4 cylinders and he was able to keep 6 th place
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JPT 5/8/2016 7:40am
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Wow, what a crash fest. Tightened the points up.
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TailSoHard 5/26/2016 11:43am
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Nobody's talking about that Moto3 race from Mugello?!?!

Holy hell that was a good race!

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